First off, MJW and Derek Luke have zero box-office clout to carry a movie.
I never said they had box office clout, learn to read.I said they unlike rza can lead without looking misplaced or amateur for the simple fact they've done it before.This flick needs everything working in its favour if rza ends up coming off like Hector Echavarria thats all movie goers need to pass.
RZA being the lead has the potential to cross-over into the Wu-Tang fanbase. The two guys you mentioned have no such fanbase to tap into.
This isnt a live action wutang musical littered with cameos.Its the brainchild of one wutang member.To think every wutang fan is going to suddenly flock to see this is silly,..And even if they were thats a pretty stupid business model to build your film around the loyalty of a fanbase thats since cease.This movie would be cult status at best
And martial arts movies just like this were making money before QT even had a career, featuring (at the time) virtually unknown actors.
And? in all those kungfu flix they had a full blown chinese cast with "agile" chinese "actors" that knew martial arts. The cinemagoer knew what they were getting into. This flick is a whole different kettle of fish, rza is not an actor, does not look badass, is not agile and has never been seen in a fight on screen.He could easily throw punches like dmx in exit wounds for all we know.To place him in the lead that could be problematic given all those factors coupled with the fact hes black.Whether we like it or not a black lead has to have something and what rza has is just good music production
This could easily be an ensemble piece where 4-7 characters get equal shine so its really a moot point
